Original scientific paper
Some determinants of content in performing parental role regarding the choice of child-rearing practices
Jasminka Zloković
; Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Rijeka Department of Pedagogy
Diana Nenadić - Bilan
; University of Zadar Department of Teacher and Pre-school Teacher Education
Abstract
Subjective experience of parenting plays an important role in parents’ behavior and in their relationship to their children. Satisfaction, demands and stress resulting from parenting, including the sense of competence, are important dimensions that defi ne relationships within a family and have an impact on child’s development. The paper presents the results of research on parents’ satisfaction and the choice of child-rearing practices. The research was conducted on a sample of 350 parents of pre-school children. The results have indicated that a higher number of respondents feel well in their parental role (74.8%). Attention should be drawn to the fact that parents feel satisfi ed even if they choose inappropriate educational methods or negative authoritarian communication, e.g. shouting (55.7%). The authors draw attention to the results of high satisfaction of parents who rarely or never talk to their children (95.4%) and do not explain their own experience of children’s behavior (88.9%). The factor analysis has shown that the choice of child-rearing practices is affected by education, fi nancial status, gender, family size, as well as some dimensions that make a family risky (alcoholism). The signifi cance of parents’ pedagogic education and partnership on a practical level is marginalized. The results of this research may contribute to better understanding of the complexity and importance of parental competences, as well as emphasize the need of studying parents’ (and children’s) abilities and skills when creating a partnership program, starting from pre-school educational institutions.
Keywords
parenting; relations between parents and children; cohesion; communication; competences; satisfaction; child-rearing practices; meta-emotions
Hrčak ID:
81031
URI
Publication date:
10.4.2012.
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